Woman Sues Disney for $50K Over 'Injurious Wedgie' on Waterslide at Typhoon Lagoon in Birthday Trip Gone Wrong
A recent lawsuit has been filed against Disney World following a painful experience on a waterslide at Typhoon Lagoon, resulting in what the plaintiff describes as an "injurious wedgie." Emma and Edward McGuinness are seeking $50,000 in damages from Disney World in a lawsuit filed in Orange County, Florida, stemming from injuries sustained during their visit to the resort's popular water park in 2019. The lawsuit provides details of Emma's traumatic ride down the Humunga Kowabunga slide, a thrill ride consisting of three body tubes totaling 214 feet in length, culminating in a nearly five-story plummet in near darkness at almost 40 mph into the pool below. Emma visited the water park on her 30th birthday and was wearing a one-piece bathing suit when she embarked on her ill-fated adventure. She alleges that Disney did not adequately explain safety protocols, including crossing one's legs, and that women were at a greater risk of injury due to their anatomy and sw...